Intel Collaborates with Argonne National Laboratory, DOE in Q-NEXT Quantum Computing Research
August 26 2020 - 5:00AM
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What’s New: Intel today announced that it is among the
leading U.S. quantum technology companies included in Q-NEXT, one
of five new national quantum research centers established by the
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and the
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). Q-NEXT, National Quantum
Information Science Research Center, is led by Argonne National
Laboratory and brings together world-class researchers from
national laboratories, universities and leading technology
companies to ensure U.S. scientific and economic leadership in this
advancing field. The collaboration will enable Intel to actively
contribute to the industry’s efforts on quantum computing.
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“Advancing quantum practicality will be a
team sport across the ecosystem, and our partnership with Argonne
National Laboratory on Q-NEXT will enable us to bring our unique
areas of expertise to this cross-industry effort to drive
meaningful progress in the field. At Intel, we are taking a broad
view of quantum research that spans hardware and software with a
singular focus on getting quantum out of labs and into the real
world, where it can solve real problems.” –James Clarke, director
of Quantum Hardware at Intel
Why It Matters: Quantum computing has the potential to
tackle problems beyond the capabilities of conventional systems
today by leveraging a phenomenon of quantum physics that
exponentially expands computational power. This could dramatically
speed complex problem-solving in a variety of fields such as
pharmaceuticals, telecommunications and materials science,
accelerating what today could take years to complete in only a
matter of minutes.
To speed the discovery and development in this promising
emerging field of computing, the DOE and the OSTP have created five
new quantum information science research centers across the
country, with Q-NEXT being one of them.
The Q-NEXT facility will create two national foundries for
quantum materials and devices, and leverage the strength of
private-public partnership to focus on the advancements of three
core quantum technologies:
- Quantum networks: Development of communications networks
and interconnects for the transmission of quantum information
across long distances, including quantum repeaters that enable the
establishment of “unhackable” networks for information
transfer.
- Quantum-enabled sensing: Development of sensor
technologies that can leverage the exponential power of quantum
computing to achieve unprecedented sensitivities for data capture,
which would have transformational applications in physics,
materials and life sciences.
- Quantum test beds: Ongoing research utilizing quantum
test environments, including both quantum simulators and future
full-stack universal quantum computers, with applications in
quantum simulations, cryptanalysis and logistics optimization.
Q-NEXT will additionally seek to train a next-generation,
quantum-ready workforce to ensure continued U.S. scientific and
economic leadership in the rapidly advancing field of quantum
information sciences.
“We are excited to have Intel’s expertise and partnership, along
with numerous technology leaders, as part of the new Q-NEXT center.
Intel will help us to drive discoveries and technical progress in
quantum computing that will advance both known and yet-to-be
discovered quantum-enabled applications,” said David Awschalom,
Q-NEXT director, senior scientist at Argonne, Liew Family professor
of Molecular Engineering at the University of Chicago and director
of the Chicago Quantum Exchange. “Q-NEXT and its partners will
enable unprecedented innovation, enhancing U.S. competitiveness by
accelerating technology commercialization for the emerging quantum
economy.”
About Quantum Computing Research at Intel: Intel’s
research efforts in quantum span the entire quantum system – or
“full-stack” – from qubit devices to the hardware and software
required to control these devices, to quantum algorithms that will
harness the power of quantum technologies. All of these elements
are essential to advancing quantum practicality, the point at which
quantum computing moves out of research labs and into real-world
practical applications.
Intel is committed to developing a large-scale quantum computing
system, which will require thousands of quantum bits, or qubits,
working reliably together with limited error and information loss.
The company is focused on overcoming the key bottlenecks preventing
researchers from moving beyond today’s few qubit systems, including
qubit operation at slightly higher temperatures, and elegant
control systems and interconnects to facilitate the design of
quantum systems at scale.
Earlier this year, Intel demonstrated progress in “hot qubit”
performance, leveraging its leadership in silicon spin qubit
research, and continues to advance its research on customized
cryogenic control chips for quantum systems like Horse Ridge.
More Context: Quantum Computing at Intel (Press Kit) |
Intel Labs (Press Kit)
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